The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-28

Been ,1gi y. 49,, ~ 80. 49, ~ As8Ni ana HtNtt
] .. we lilliln campaign committee Of g,i 2,
I sle ttSi9tdHblun and election 81 1894 sittl
w i;sae, ne electoral battle o. 1877, eKoen-
nnally die duties NJ the Wurlda Fx6ssifiaF
II 1858 and 1884 hare kept me fncaesantiV
p9cuplea when thu Eafhefinsfn 81 M No..
/ ~ were held .vainly thought when
1etilcr llem was oTerthrOHn and The gictory
f9h ana prosperity began 20 dawn upon
ll9lislnnA once more that all OF her tons
would unite IN common effort d swiffjy
49,, lss wa sta5s u line with the. most pro-
sEtAslFs lIniasliSe a country thrpbhina VIII
new life AlRsi ! was iniataksn. i am
49, s,s5.. sna you are asked 20 stop The car Of
10 TURN BACK Tx YEARS.
aye, Twenty-Five years, to The gloom and sor.
/ fpN "a an unhappy past, when al around Us
/ the eGiee are Frightening, cities are huild
ing, the smoke af new furnaces curling 10
ne heeFens, the blaze II rokiBg overs tff1iintg
hlgllt into day, the baryeats ylelding new and
/ JARED crops, new railroads piercing our fer
/ 11e lands. when all the South is nlaFebipg an
70 wealth. md victory in an industrial rsVnlii-
tloh winch has amazed the world: when
s ~ s nas Just begun 70 iiit up her head
aaa laks be5 proper piaee; when tle emf
grant IRON the sterile hills Of New England
~ lFohl NE bleak ard cold praiFies ~
VIZ A0rthgest Is turning his toofsteps
altherl 70 . land where be can toll twelve
m0nths 81 the Year--H-e are invited To m M
each others thEpatg, instead OF blending and
inAsslng the splendid army Witch aehieVed
qeE PAL victories apa utilizing It to wheel
4ioulflsna ~ p Line with her sister states 81
TIE south. We are asked 10 Waete the RlO-
flous opportunity Of the present "a 4 eain-
palBn q bubbles; 10 turn phrases a. "a how
SSlg 81 llst va done ten Year, ggo, and 70
tiQn.
Lam reluctant 70 touch upon the history Of
4 bg-g0nR contests or wander over TIE pol teal
battlebelds Of the past nor would j take 4 SIN.
gAe laurel from the brow 81 Gen. Nichols or
abs 81 has supporters, but the truth OF history
epq eola1qeR fairnesa OF dealing delfand that
i sqIQe 9f the assertions made bY himself and
htR following should be commented uRBDn and
eogrsotedt For six Weeks eanyassiag party
haB been treFcil9R over the State, setting gp
men u straw and kpoekiBg them down again.
i They haye gathered all ths tes-tsble talk, All
4 the sgulDs snd queries Of the press and dying
nnmqrs ef the day, presenting them 10 tie
4 people ct Louisiana as solemn charges made
4 a&alnst their chieftain BY GOV. Melinery aud
4 hisfriands, aud upon that found ton ave- con
/ Quoting 3 campaign Of sentimentalIty
10y. &eEnefy and bic friends have no de-
sire 2 waste time IL yain Dimensions touch
4 i9g We past except where the distortion q
history and 9isrepresentatious may make II
! naeeasarg Ills and tlieiF faces me Get t0 tie
] future, aud II Is TO be hoped that Olar opDo,
nents VIII soon come doRn To a discussion Of
PRACTICAL QUESTIONS or TEE BAY
Coy. Aiehqils complains Of ot6eeholdeTs
] supporting Coy MeEpery, yet he opened his
i campaign gccotnpgpied BIZ former ofiee-
holders, Federal oilicisig atid reputed Office
seekens lie approved the eanpsigH OF East
/ Baton Rouge Of 1876. - WbSt respect did
1 y dltter tnpal the campaign ia Iensas and
4 Aatchitpahes IN 1871 lie stated that bis
299leet Nss e unity and hold together the
Democratic party ~ louisiana. ItisR siB2u-
4 jar coincidence that the languagein his OPEN.
4 ing speech by the reform candidate for the
s. 8tE3ernois9ip q 1857 y s9siinosE identeelly
4 Che campaign for MF. Hant The reform egu-
A aldate Tor Congress against me regular
4 nominee 0R the Democratic palty, Col Louis
4 By Martin, an old Swgybaek Democrat
LlSer ~ clhefges ags9nst the democratic
Il scarcely recognize lie working, active
i pemoeratic Dlfty Of the past, ihaBe noticed
4 t5or seYeral years past the growing dlsgatis-
Il faction with the party management and The
1 pllits administration Of affairs. j lind that
4 there Is very general sentiment amOnR the
1 people ti1at the tone n the pQgty end OF 10
masses had the right - expect tbaB talent
/ and ability 50 for pOtbigg, honesty and taith-
4 4u1 DEVOTED parry service 80 for nothing.
4 4 bnd that many laws have been enacted the
/ and that many have failed tO psss which
/ were evidently for the public good. Why.
! my frienag,, some Of the highest apostles of
4 tho lQtteF-slAy !3elnoeraey were al lQAe time
j hpBlinR Radicals, mud not 30 long ejthefw
I IL II possible that this part Ok bis speech
/ was written in 1884, and YES aimed III locsl
leaders in New ORGANS, aud associates
! FGGIqst Whom he vas then 50 violently con
4 teRdlnR, put WHO ore pow his warm alhss2
4 ~ IT not possible that When that speech Was
/ pol4Ied y IVES the warming note o. o general
independent {goEenent Of tha Gefofpa Denoc-
Tapy against the reg ulaF oTganiZationg
II would seem 50 from the f3ct that in
that cgmpaign the General warned the
| party that he would IN the future lead Tue
| people 81 AZ parties and all eoloFs agaiisgt
we Jlpgi I AZ by then styled the Democratic
Wien tac plan Of campaign changed and
the ring broken, whoa Fitzpatrick WAS
washed clean Of his sins and had put on the
deternilad BY the iIaplaoulates 10, contest
Wlthiq, tile party instead " without, II would
PRUDENCE AND COMMON DEUBNCY
would have dictated q change Of tic plan Of
sHsault, and tilnt these bitter charges could
not have been leyeled against the Democratic
il X scarcely necessary for indiyi5uals 10
defend the party FROM The gsp6fsions Which
the feeipient 81 its biEsest favor sought 10
heap upon il. The paity hRs spoken for itscif
LOOK over az noTod names Of those WHO
sat III tile last State GQpYentipn. Trace back
ia your memories the hard fought catnppi. + s
Of 1879, 1874 1875, 1873 and see II YOU
4 do not recognize the brave icat,etB and sol
/ diers Of tile batt.efclds ~ the paat, aud hear
their answer e tao esRergle cruel indiet-
menfs
Whereas fhe DolnoeFatie party has under
4 great difheultieR ieeeemed the seleiliN
4 pledges " had made of reform ip al the
4 branches Of tho government,
t f'AcsNlefd, Jhat We congratulate INC good
\ people ,of LOUISIANA tlqt through Tie welt
/ dGfipeA Ghd progressive policy 81 b DR4no-
cratic Executive, the following results have
4 hetn achia#Gd:
m ale prevalence o. peaceful and con,
4 tented Relations tetgeen the people Of aA
4 rnduFa that g1tfggY n now
4 pTGtected in OIL his T3ghtE, and Eu ere nov
1 practically, M well as THEORETICALLY, eapal he.
4 gorc me- lew through speedy and fiapaltlal
administration at lHatiges
W. The progrees af-hieyed II tsiis Stnte ~
al departments ~ enterpiiBe, labor and M
duHlry under the btusgn tnhuehee Of an
4 eeqfotnlqal and stellle goSefpmeuf,. H.,
4 % the slste, the hRRllees beipg " 4 Hoprisl-
4 inE condition ~ gepN9p ~ eystenlafse IN
\ trenchplelst igdiqioHAlg INTRODUCED II qli ae-
hOasst aae etieIegat huRbaaseiy q pH2lic y;
sonraas followed BY q nateiiel raduetlosl Of
4 the bHHlaae q taNRtloiA
Ihe gha9ib o8 1ise Pisglle ls gsl KS
4 Within tile iifAlts ~ this ptata through we
Il energy aud enterprise q . 3acriocfatic af-
i n1inisiteti6n, sctitg npan tho WiAe pqiteg pf
1 Trusting first 10 OuraelNes ~ TINS great salef-
gepcg ,pililaut awsiti9g ne sila5l q t l,e,
Il III extended To {0fter such tlatiQ5iA intelahte,
ttIfadHned, Ihaf 3iiis reunta 81 tue s3ep.
a Qrrptie llarty ekhiliitR \ fgN fsaeMltAQn ~
i iis pledgoe 70 the peahis, thai y eghalsli fs
II IN sold feiiaf "a am aud pir3oee g reeF and
4 fostfr e goYernfpGnb uf Law and order "a
Il goYeinnlent hy The People. fQf PIG ps9ple,
asa heuee, that X y Patriotism v preserve
II III it8 iftGGllbY and pflinQt ils pefpstq NY,
II ~ mai any altsnpt to disiniegrgte u gei
Fl sergeB 10 ~ frowned down by tho good
4 p0ople OF Ahh 6teteA
These resolptions wore adopted BY ! yotl
of 23B ~ w
NM8a
THls VOICE or TAF pARFK,
Ale DernQeiatic partyof LQpisiane eSpfesseo
tiltopgli IT. hieheaf anthofii9. lheHe ht2nf
4 the olfree3 % irnneis y. hiehpiiA No
esatinsi Samuel y. NczBery bat Against ~,
pslQ0eFaie party ybot oIce elevated him e
N TAH not intend "a tnlIcb upon eafieig
eEep 4 met laiisla,gea e xxx nps ,,s @s XIV